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ATTAGHMENT FOR PANTS.

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ATTACH M ENT F0 R PANTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I'atent No. 289,894, datedDecember 11, 1883.

Application filed June 15, 1883. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may cancer-n:

Be it known that I, IsAAo R. CURTIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in tlie county of Essex and State of New J ersey,have invented certain new and useful Iinprovements in Elasties forPants, &c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The obj ect of this invention is to prevent the trouble andinconvenience occasioned by the separation of buttons from childrenlspants, caused by excessive strain thereon when stooping, &o., and toallow a certain amount of elastic'it-y to the garments under saidaction.

The invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts,substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finallyV embodied inthe claims.

Referring to the accoinpanying` drawings, in which similar letters ofreference indicate like parts in each of the several fignres, Figure 1represents the waist portion of a pair of children7s pants to which myimprovements have been attached; and Fig'. 2 is a detail View,illustrating a portion of an adjustable strap.

In carrying` out my invention, Iform a strap, Z), having` loops c and earranged thereon, the former of said loops being at the ends of saidstrap, and adapted to be buttoned or secured near the side slits usuallyfound in child1'en7s pants, where the front waist portion of said pantsengages with the back waist portion. The loops e are adapted to receivethe bnttons Said loops are arranged at appro- 40 the said strap to slidelaterally therethrough.

When unusual strain is brought to bear on the loops e, the elastcity ofthe strap allows a certain amount of give, so that the buttons to whichsaid loops are secured will be relieved of said strain, and will not bepulled from the waist. The Strap is made fiexible and elastic by weavingover a spiral spring, a, a fibrous covering, as shown in Fig. 2.

The strap having the loops c 8 may be applied to other garments thanchildren7s pants.

Having` thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. Thecombination, with the garment A, of a fiexible strap, b, having theloops c and the stays (Z, all said parts being arranged and operatingsubstantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

2. The strap b, composed of a spring, a, covered with a fibronscovering, and provided with loops e and end loops, c, substantially asset forth.

3. In combination, the fleXible strap b, provided with loops e and endloops, c, as a new article of maniifa'cture.

. p In testimony that I claiin the foregoing I have hereunto set my handthis 29th day of May, 1883.

ISAAO R. OURTIS. VVitnesses:

F. F. OAMPBELL, CHARLEs H. PELL.

